This week the theme for the lovely Boo & Me‘s meme – Mix-Tape Monday – is:
A song from the best gig you have been to.
This one was really tricky. Do I go for small and intimate – I saw Ben Harper play to about 100 people in a tiny bar in DC – or do I go for huge and explosive – like Coldplay playing to thousands on the last date of their X&Y tour in Australia. Decisions, decisions.
I’ve settled on Pearl Jam. Heady adolescence. Camping out with friends to buy tickets. Months spent anticipating. Hours spent queueing to be pressed up against the front barrier. Eddie singing Black just for me. Well, that was how it felt. And I knew every word to every song they played. I don’t think any of those things will happen again.
I saw them in Sydney but all the vids I could find are from the Melbourne date, just down the road 😉
Now go and explore the other entries this week over with Boo & Me, there are some crackers!
Not a pearl jam fan but I love coldplay too
Wow! Pearl Jam? Jealous!
Oh My God. This is my ultimate “get me into bed” song!! Love it. Love it.
Still gives me goosebumps!
Enjoying the best of Pearl Jam in my car at the moment. E doesn’t approve but he can’t drive so tough!
Driver has control over music in our car too 🙂 Perfect music to drive to!
Great choice – I love Pearl Jam, we covered 4 of their songs in my old band’s one and only gig (we only played 6 songs overall!)
Have you heard Eddie Vedder’s ukulele album (imaginatively titled ‘Ukulele Songs’)? It’s very beautiful. I love his voice.
No, I haven’t but I will hunt it down, I love Eddie’s acoustic solo stuff. Thanks for the tip! And 4 out of 6 of their songs practically made you a PJ cover band 😉 I’m sure I would have loved your gig.
‘Alive’ was one of the 1st records I ever bought – totally jealous!
Same, was one of my first too. Phwoar, Eddie was so hot in the old days!
Wow – Pearl Jam. Me and the OH have only recently got into these (shame on us) and so far, this is one of my fave songs by them. Great choice.x
My love affair with Eddie stopped just after Vitalogy, but I still love their old stuff. I must listen to some of their newer stuff and see if it’s as good.